Septa's powerplant is built in a poor, community of color. Part of institutional racism, the plant has contributed to adverse health effects of the residents who live there. Residents have demonstrated countless times to protest the presence of the polluting plant, but to little avail. Septa...Read more
This page compiles the rankings created by EPA in correspondence with US cities' data on emissions, green energy, and energy star appliances. As can be seen, Philadelphia does not fall within the top 10 least environmentally damaging cities. As a matter of fact, Philadelphia ranks near last, at...Read more
Pennsylavania's Department of Environmental Protectiont launched an online climate leadership academy that will teach people how expected increased heat waves and flooding can disrupt their operations and communities, as well as possible solutions and ways to protect Pennsylvanians’ health...Read more